The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Milwaukee Bucks, 117 to 112, in Game 5 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals on April 28, 1978.

1977-78 Denver Nuggets

Final

MIL

Bucks

2-3

117

DEN

Nuggets

3-2

112

Team

MIL

DEN

1

31

28

2

19

26

3

28

32

4

39

26

Total

117

112

Bucks

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

45-94

44-100

Field Goal %

47.9

44.0

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

27-35

24-32

Free Throw %

77.1

75.0

Rebounds

47

58

Offensive Rebounds

12

19

Defensive Rebounds

35

39

Assists

34

30

Steals

10

8

Blocks

4

4

Turnovers

16

19

Personal Fouls

30

31

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
John Gianelli 40 14 10 2 1 1 5-10 4-5 2 3 3 7 50.0 80.0
Marques Johnson 38 34 17 2 1 1 13-22 8-11 0 5 2 15 59.1 72.7
Brian Winters 36 23 2 9 3 1 9-16 5-6 2 2 0 2 56.3 83.3
Quinn Buckner 33 10 4 9 3 0 5-13 0-0 4 5 0 4 38.5
Dave Meyers 29 15 10 4 0 1 6-14 3-3 3 5 6 4 42.9 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Alex English 19 4 2 1 0 0 2-4 0-2 0 2 0 2 50.0 0.0
Lloyd Walton 14 11 0 3 0 0 3-7 5-6 1 1 0 0 42.9 83.3
Junior Bridgeman 13 4 1 1 2 0 1-6 2-2 0 2 0 1 16.7 100.0
Ernie Grunfeld 10 2 0 3 0 0 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 50.0
Kent Benson 8 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Dan Issel 40 21 15 5 1 0 9-19 3-4 3 5 2 13 47.4 75.0
David Thompson 37 23 7 5 2 2 10-23 3-5 3 2 3 4 43.5 60.0
Bob Wilkerson 32 0 4 8 2 0 0-10 0-0 2 2 0 4 0.0
Bobby Jones 31 25 10 1 0 0 9-12 7-11 2 6 7 3 75.0 63.6
Anthony Roberts 24 14 6 4 1 0 5-12 4-5 4 6 3 3 41.7 80.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Darnell Hillman 29 9 6 1 0 0 4-9 1-1 2 5 1 5 44.4 100.0
Ralph Simpson 24 12 3 3 2 0 5-9 2-2 0 1 0 3 55.6 100.0
Bo Ellis 13 2 7 0 0 2 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 4 50.0
Mack Calvin 10 6 0 3 0 0 1-4 4-4 2 3 0 0 25.0 100.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

27.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

9.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Team Rankings

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ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

5.4

4th

3P%

37.4

10th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
8:30 PM
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Thu
5/2
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
1:00 PM
Sat
5/4
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM

Last Game

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LAL Lakers

0-3

105

Final

112

DEN Nuggets

3-0

Thu 25 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

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92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/24
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
114-125
Wed
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
112-105
Wed
4/24
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
83-121
Tue
4/23
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
92-124
Tue
4/23
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
111-101

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/26
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
5:30 PM
Fri
4/26
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Fri
4/26
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
10:30 PM
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
1:00 PM
Sat
4/27
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
3:30 PM